While many suggested the trade pact would end after Donald Trump moved to withdraw the USA from the deal, ministers of the remaining 11 countries have announced it will push ahead. The volume of trade between the remaining countries is barely a quarter of the level it would have been if the United States had remained in the TPP.

SHAPIRO: Any idea what he said that Trump was referencing there? Trump, famed for his love of fast food and his use of "fat" as an insult for his enemies, took the quip in good part, beaming broadly, as he did throughout the public parts of an encounter that lasted barely 30 minutes.

Gunmen claiming to have links with global terror group Islamic State threatened to kill hostages, including a Catholic priest , who were taken from the southern Philippine city of Marawi on May 23. Members of the Maute group, which claims to be linked to the global terror group Islamic State, clashed with security forces in Marawi City on May 23, and have taken Father Teresito "Chito" Suganob , vicar of the Prelature of Marawi , and several other people hostage.

Brennan spoke about and see what they were, how extensive they were and what they led to if anything", he said. On Thursday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation sent a letter saying it is still evaluating the request in light of former Federal Bureau of Investigation director Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel in the case.

He said, "I learned a lesson". "No, please. I need to share something from my heart here". "Last night I made a mistake and I took an action that I can't take back", he said. Mr Quist, who raised more than US$6 million for his upstart bid, said the experience gave him insight into the economic struggles some people face.

The plan is to more closely simulate a North Korean ICBM aimed at the US homeland. While North Korea missile tests have frequently failed, Trump and Duterte spoke before an apparently successful test of a long-range missile this month.

An enraged Duterte, who was in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin , declared martial law shortly after the fighting erupted and cut short his trip to fly home and deal with the crisis. In a sign that the long-standing problem of militancy in the south could be expanding, Solicitor General Jose Calida said foreigners were fighting alongside the gunmen in Marawi , including Indonesians and Malaysians.

The BBC said later Interior Minister Rudd was now confident the leaks, which she had described as irritating, would now stop.The most senior USA diplomat in Britain condemned the leaks as "reprehensible" and said the us government would take action to identify those responsible and stop them.British authorities did not say that the investigation had in fact been compromised by the leaks.Many European cities, including Paris, Berlin and Brussels , have suffered attacks in the last two ...

Fox's Sean Hannity says he will no longer talk about a speculative story about the 2016 murder of Democratic National Committee employee Seth Rich after talking to Rich's family . The conservative show host has since backed off the story - "for now", he announced Tuesday . Hannity has in recent days promoted an unproven theory that Rich was killed in exchange for providing internal documents to Wikileaks, prompting statements of outrage from the Rich family.

The downgrade of one-notch in long term foreign and local currency issuer ratings from Aa3 to A1 arrives at a time when the government of China is grappling with challenges from increased financial risks that stem from many years of stimulus that was credit fueled.

The eurozone led by Germany is fundamentally against debt relief and wants to recoup as much money as possible. Greece needs more emergency cash to avoid a default in July when the country faces debt repayments of almost €7.3 billion. "The Greek authorities are taking their responsibilities and I think the partners of Greece are also taking their own responsibilities", European Union Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said .

Police on Tuesday named British-born Salman Abedi , 22, as the perpetrator of the bombing at the Manchester Arena indoor venue at the end of a concert by United States pop singer Ariana Grande on Monday, attended by thousands of children and teenagers.